Fabulous {Borax-Free} Laundry Soap

Everyone on the web seems to have their own version of homemade laundry soap. I’ve tried my fair share and came up with this one and have been using it for years. It works for us. It’s easy to make and borax-free if you are concerned about using borax. If you’ve been looking to save money by making your own laundry soap, this one works great!

Cut your 3 bars of soap into 4 long slices. In a heavy duty food processor, using a shredding disc, put each slice of soap down the chute while it’s on. After you’ve done this with all 3 bars, what you will have left is shredded soap. Take the disc out and place the blade in and turn it on. This will turn the shredded soap into fine, crumbled soap.

Add the fine, crumbled soap to the bowl with the oxy and washing soda. Stir until mixed. Add 20 or more drops of essential oils of your choice. Grapefruit is nice and I really like the combination of Lemon-Lavender for scent and disinfecting + Purification for odors.

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Rama is a Holistic Nutritionist and Mama to 2. She resides in the Pacific NW and enjoys good food with great company, date nights with her husband and quality time with her Littles. "Eighty percent of our immunity lies in our gut. What we eat matters. When we focus on whole, unprocessed foods and begin to lessen our toxic load in all aspects of our life, we become nourished and we heal at the cellular level."

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I’m relatively new to all this homemade stuff and am having WAY too much fun! LOL its the little things that entertain me. My question…I use vinegar for fabric softener, and I’ve read that vinegar cancels out any fragrance you might add…does this apply to laundry detergent too? I’m ok with no-scent detergent, but if I can have it scented, I’m all over essential oils! I’m trying this without the oxy added in, so its zote soap, baking soda and washing powder. Thanks, love your site!

Hey, Kate! I know, all this homemade stuff gets pretty fun, huh? About the vinegar + essential oils, I use them together all the time. I haven’t noticed the canceling out effect of vinegar. You may just have to try it and see. I use this for my all-purpose cleaner in a rotation and it’s fabulous and smells great! http://freshly-grown.com/stupid-easy-all-purpose-cleaner/